The Lovesac Company is an American furniture retailer, specializing in a patented modular furniture system called Sactionals. Sactionals consist of two combinable pieces, “Seats” and “Sides,” as well as custom-fit covers and associated accessories. Lovesac also sells Sacs, a bag seat filled with a proprietary foam mixture.
History
Lovesac was created in 1995 by Shawn D. Nelson, who formerly hand-made the chairs and delivered them to other students at the University of Utah.[3] In 2005, Nelson won Fox's Rebel Billionaire reality show. The company relocated from Salt Lake City to Stamford, Connecticut in 2006, as it raised private-equity capital in the area. Lovesac joined the Nasdaq stock exchange on Wednesday, June 27, 2018, trading under the symbol LOVE.[4]
In January 2006, the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.[5] They left Chapter 11 protection in August 2006.[6]
In 2012, Lovesac was named the fastest growing furniture company in the U.S. by Furniture Today magazine as well as recognized for being one of the top 100 furniture companies.[7]
According to founder Shawn David Nelson, Lovesac planned to move 75% of its production out of China by 2020, due to trade war tariffs. As of late 2019, 40% of Lovesac's manufacturing was done in Vietnam and Malaysia, which were free of the tariff levels.[8]
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References
- The Lovesac Company (LOVE) Income Statement - Yahoo Finance retrieved 2019-08-13^
- The Lovesac Company (LOVE) Company Profile & Facts - Yahoo Finance retrieved 2019-08-13^
- The Lovesac Revolution: How U Students Created A Thriving Business Daily Utah Chronicle, March 10, 2002, retrieved 2019-10-20^
- Paul Schott. Stamford furniture maker Lovesac becomes public company StamfordAdvocate, 2018-06-27, retrieved 2019-10-10^
- LoveSac in Bankruptcy Deseret News, February 3, 2006, retrieved 2014-02-02^
- Steve Overbeck. LoveSac ready for business after Chapter 11 Salt Lake Tribune, August 19, 2006, retrieved 2014-02-02^
- Clint Engel. Top 100 stores' sales jumped 9.9% in 2012 Furniture Today, 22 May 2013, retrieved 24 April 2015^
- Stamford-based Lovesac to move most production out of China over trade war tariffs connecticut.news12.com, retrieved 2019-10-15^